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Hi all, Saturday county league game was a bit of a slog this week - nothing out of the ordinary, just lots of whining, after being moaned at end of the first half I decided to just get cards out and not give players a chance to grumble, which seemed to keep things moving. Mass con at the end...

A player in an offside position recieves the ball from a teammate, and a defending player tackles him in a reckless fashion, outside of the penalty area, denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. The referee shows a red card for DOGSO outside of the penalty area, when the assistant indicates...

Short and sweet - two teams this morning decided I'd piddled on their cornflakes. Even really stupid things like refusing to leave the area for a goal kick. One player I knew I should have binned early on kept on at me. Players refusing to provide surnames so I've had to submit a report that...

I've been having a fairly easy season at 5 so far this year, and I've not been doing anywhere near as much soccer as I did while chasing promotion. Part of that is related to work which needs to be done over the weekend, part of it is that I seem to have vanished beneath the notice of our...

Just seen this posted by a colleague of mine on social media. Generally speaking I think our county are very good and the standards of behaviour are as good as anywhere else I've been, so I can only imagine this was a very serious matter, and I imagine our RDO will be on it quickly. I've never...

(I had a busy morning!) 1. Protection for the goalkeeper - how far do you go? I had four separate occasions today in which a goalkeeper and a player were competing for a ball, and each time I assessed that the keeper had control of the football with both hands before the outfield player...

Can anyone point us towards the 'guidance' Danny Murphy is wittering on about in regards to the penalty decision in this match? If your arm is extended straight above your head, I think that qualifies for 'touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger.'

First Sunday game as a 5, was hoping the higher level would mean less grief! Minute 2. Orange player passes it straight at me, step over but get a touch on the ball, goes to an orange player so no change in possession, play on - cue all and sundry having a go. Minute 4, maybe? White wins the...

After a fairly tetchy pre-season game today (I know I made two errors but I think I got away with them) I was followed out of the ground by three lads who put their car across the exit preventing me from leaving, gave all the standard abuse, etc. There was a slightly hairy moment where I thought...

So, I finally managed to get my level 5 yesterday, but I'm not sure if I want to go back next season. As a five I'll be expected to do some fairly high-intensity games, and I've found that as the season has worn on - especially with eight games in the last three weeks or so! - that I'm not...

I'm hoping (I've submitted all the games required now, just up to the panel now) to be level 5 for next season, which potentially means being in the middle in some pretty decent games, and I need to improve my fitness. I'm only 28, so I'm still young enough to get by, but I struggle to find the...

Monday I had a game in which a blue defender made an accidental handball after a shot, which did not significantly change the flight of the ball and a goal was scored. One player grumbled about the handball but seemed happy to keep the goal. In terms of match control, I'd always lean towards...

Hi all, Just done a quarter-final playoff between two outmatched teams. First ten minutes, there's a player running toward the byeline when there's a pull that brings him down, penalty, expecting some lip which is fine. Home team pulls away and are clearly better, with two incidents of dissent...

So, somehow I've got myself into some real trouble with the league now! I've been appointed to referee a league cup semi-final under floodlights next week, and while I'm obviously pleased that someone thinks I've done well enough to get the appointment, I am already nervous. I know nothing about...

How do you get rid of the lingering grumbles after your sunday morning games? It seems like no matter what my performance, the losing team is always convinced it's my fault, and recently it's been getting to me for the rest of the weekend. What do you do to discharge the stress after your games?

I wonder if those watching England vs Ireland yesterday have seen this from Matt Dawson - from my limited knowledge on rugger as a player, it seemed a fairly clear red, and Dawson himself says "by the letter of the law, it was right." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/65006193 More of...

Astonishing finish to today - 88th minute, DOGSO foul tackle outside of the box at 2-2, and what should have been a fairly routine red for the offending player turned into a 22-player melee, and once the two big culprits were finally removed, and the game was about to restart, I hear something...

Centre of the park, two players jump up for the ball. I see yellow has his hands on blue's shoulders, and he appears to win the ball by holding his opponent down on the ground. Simple FK. Yellow turns to me and shouts "**** OFF!" Sin bin, off you pop. His team are winning this game at a...

Had my first OUAFC match today between two Oxford colleges, very polite affair - I think they must have been glad just to have a ref for once. First half, some robust challenges, but nothing that really merited a card, and the temperature of the game was very low so I was quite happy, was...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59820040 Congratulations to our colleague - I'm sure she won't be the last!